© GPN: The Gay Professional Network to make meaningful business and social contacts

Statement:

GPN  is committed to providing events in a safe and supportive environment for all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. It is GPN's primary purpose to provide LGBT-focused programs and services that enrich the lives of those in our community. GPN seeks to set an example by providing services and programs that are responsive to the needs of the LGBT community.

GPN provides events to a diverse range of individuals and groups for a variety of purposes. These purposes include but are not limited to support, organizing, activism, socializing, networking and rehearsing.

GPN embraces the community’s rich diversity of identities and experiences. It is for this reason that we aim to ensure GPN retains  events  where everyone feels welcomed. Therefore, no group or individual  attending a GPN's event shall engage in hate speech or bigotry of any kind. Engaging in or advocating violence is strictly prohibited. Engaging in illegal activities at events is strictly prohibited. GPN maintains the right to restrict or reject any group or individual whose presence at or use of GPN negatively impacts other groups and/or individuals that use GPN.

GPN is a non-denominational, non-partisan organisation and does not support or endorse activities held at its events. Activities held at GPN's events must neither conflict with nor interfere with GPN-sponsored or GPN-produced programming. When such conflicts arise, GPN programming will be given priority.

GPN is committed to good-faith cooperation and partnership with all individuals and groups attending events and will make all reasonable effort to resolve conflicts when they arise. Should grievances occur, they will be addressed in the manner prescribed in the Terms & Conditions.

Terms and conditions & membership rights and obligations:

1.Member agrees to pay the annual fees by standing order or recurring payment via Paypal established for its Membership Class, as may be amended from time to time. The Membership is for named individuals and is not transferable.

2.Compliance with Policies. Member agrees to abide by, and shall have all applicable rights and obligations as set forth in GPN Intellectual Property Rights Policy (the “IPR Policy”), GDPR Policy, and any and all additional policies and procedures adopted by GPN, as any of these may be amended from time to time in accordance, all of which are hereby incorporated by reference.

3.Suspension and Termination. GPN shall have the right to suspend participation, or cancel the membership, of Member if it (i) fails to pay its annual fees on time, or (ii) violates any of the GPN standards, or (iii) any Member behaving in a manner obnoxious to others at events organised by GPN, or (iv)who introduces a guest who misbehaves in a manner considered by the organiser to be offensive. No refunds of Membership fees or other payments will be given.

4.Logos and Names. You grant GPN the right to use your organization’s name and logo on the GPN website and on related marketing materials, solely to indicate your membership in GPN. As long as you remain a member in good standing, you may use GPN’s name and logo, in the format and with the notices provided or requested by GPN, solely to indicate your membership in GPN.

5.Force Majeure. Neither GPN nor Member shall be liable hereunder by reason of any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder on account of strikes, shortages, riots, insurrection, fires, flood, storm, explosions, acts of God, war, governmental action, labor conditions, earthquakes or any other cause which is beyond the reasonable control of such party.

6.Intellectual Property Rights policy GPN Intellectual Property Policy governs the ownership, content of its website and management of GPN. This policy applies to all management and members and extend to guests and guest speakers.

7.Limitation of Liability. IN NO EVENT WILL EITHER GPN OR MEMBER BE LIABLE TO EACH OTHER OR TO ANY OTHER MEMBER OR THIRD PARTY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FOR THE COST OF PROCURING SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, LOST PROFITS, LOST REVENUE, LOST SALES, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF DATA OR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER OR NOT SUCH PARTY HAD ADVANCE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSSES OR DAMAGES. EXCEPT FOR MEMBER’S DUES COMMITMENT, OR IN CASES OF WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OR GROSS NEGLIGENCE, OR WHERE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF GPN TO MEMBER AND TO OTHER PARTIES, AND OF MEMBER TO GPN, TO OTHER GPN MEMBERS OR TO OTHER PARTIES, SHALL NOT EXCEED THE PAST 12 MONTHS’ MEMBERSHIP FEES PAID BY THE MEMBER TO GPN.

8.The governing laws are those of England and Wales.

9.GDPR:

a.GPN is fully compliant and does not need to register with the Information Commissioner. 

b.GPN does not  hold any financial data and only use email, addresses or telephone numbers as people join us, and as such all our members have opted in, for the sole purpose of advertising our events.

c.We do not exchange or sell or give any of the above data outside the committee.

d.If  Members ask to be in touch with another Member,  GPN  blind copy the response and it is  up the person concerned to be in touch or not.